SpeechLess About Joe Z & Intake & Exhaust
07-14-09, 02:55 PM
#31
OK now I know what you guys mean - I can give you a first hand impression of the exhaust coming back from the city....WOW!
Initial start up is a nice growl and if you were to blindfold me I'd swear it sounds like a European exotic car! The growl snaps as the car comes to life and idles a bit loud for a minute before settling to a nice rumble.
Driving in manual mode is so much fun just to hear the exhaust in each gear. The sound is deep but not annoying. Even though it was hot outside I left the window down just to enjoy the sound a bit. People take notice and it seems to attract Civics and every type of ricer not to race but to get next to me just to hear the car I'm guessing.
Windows up, A/C on, the cabin is whisper quiet for phone conversations or just to enjoy the M/L system which is stunning by the way!
Got back to my office and had a chance to park next to a Aston Martin DB9 to compare exhaust sounds. I swear the two cars have a very similiar tone at idle and WOT - deep "burble" that turns into a scream as they hit the upper RPM's.
I'm still smiling and eager to get the car home to install the coils. I haven't had this much fun in a while but once in a while I still go for the clutch pedal thinking the ISF is a manual...haha
JoeZ you make an awesome product!
Props!
rick
Initial start up is a nice growl and if you were to blindfold me I'd swear it sounds like a European exotic car! The growl snaps as the car comes to life and idles a bit loud for a minute before settling to a nice rumble.
Driving in manual mode is so much fun just to hear the exhaust in each gear. The sound is deep but not annoying. Even though it was hot outside I left the window down just to enjoy the sound a bit. People take notice and it seems to attract Civics and every type of ricer not to race but to get next to me just to hear the car I'm guessing.
Windows up, A/C on, the cabin is whisper quiet for phone conversations or just to enjoy the M/L system which is stunning by the way!
Got back to my office and had a chance to park next to a Aston Martin DB9 to compare exhaust sounds. I swear the two cars have a very similiar tone at idle and WOT - deep "burble" that turns into a scream as they hit the upper RPM's.
I'm still smiling and eager to get the car home to install the coils. I haven't had this much fun in a while but once in a while I still go for the clutch pedal thinking the ISF is a manual...haha
JoeZ you make an awesome product!
Props!rick
07-15-09, 04:24 PM
#32
yep - concur 100%.
you should have seen the look on the guys at Lexus of Colorado Springs when i pulled into their service bay with all but one door shut... and gunned it when i put it in park before turning it off...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
all the "typical lexus owners" (i.e. 50+ yrs old) in the service dept. snapped their heads around to see what the hell was goin on...
priceless.
you should have seen the look on the guys at Lexus of Colorado Springs when i pulled into their service bay with all but one door shut... and gunned it when i put it in park before turning it off...
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
all the "typical lexus owners" (i.e. 50+ yrs old) in the service dept. snapped their heads around to see what the hell was goin on...
priceless.
07-16-09, 02:38 PM
#33
Well I was really wanting to hear this exhaust in person but no one around here has it (not many ISF's for that matter). But this thread was the straw that did it. Ordered the Joe Z exhaust and intake today based on the testimonial's and Joe 'Z's professionalism in his postings. 
07-16-09, 02:44 PM
#34
Well I was really wanting to hear this exhaust in person but no one around here has it (not many ISF's for that matter). But this thread was the straw that did it. Ordered the Joe Z exhaust and intake today based on the testimonial's and Joe 'Z's professionalism in his postings.
Btw make sure you also get the Tom's drop in filter.
07-16-09, 09:09 PM
#37
For those who are just getting the JoeZ exhaust, be warned, it's going to be loud INITIALLY! It's going to take a couple 100 miles for it to break in properly and quite down a bit to where it's absolutely perfect...not too quiet, not too loud. I was at first thinking that a made a mistake because it was so loud, but after about 600 miles it mellowed down significantly. Trust me, you won't regret this purchase...I wish I could say that of all of my aftermarket mods!...Darshana S...
07-17-09, 01:23 AM
#39
personally, i search out big freeway overpasses... and sections of road with concrete on both sides...
then it's to M mode and let 1st and 2nd sing out to redline
gives me goosebumps
doug
then it's to M mode and let 1st and 2nd sing out to redline
gives me goosebumps
doug
07-17-09, 03:41 AM
#40
or parking garages, you can make this exhaust obnoxiously loud if wanted to prove your manhood. i personally love the roar when letting off the gas at 4k rpm while slowing down in traffic, even old people do a double take to make sure it came from a lexus.
07-17-09, 09:21 AM
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07-19-09, 07:03 AM
#44
For those who are just getting the JoeZ exhaust, be warned, it's going to be loud INITIALLY! It's going to take a couple 100 miles for it to break in properly and quite down a bit to where it's absolutely perfect...not too quiet, not too loud. I was at first thinking that a made a mistake because it was so loud, but after about 600 miles it mellowed down significantly. Trust me, you won't regret this purchase...I wish I could say that of all of my aftermarket mods!...Darshana S...
07-19-09, 08:02 AM
#45
I have read this a couple times on this board. I dont understand how metal pipes can change their sound after a while? Do you think you guys are just getting used to it and it doesnt seem as loud? Same thing happens with power. You get a new car/bike and it seems fast as hell at first then you just get used to it.